the two, however, and state that the fruits of So/anuwm 
alibile ave less acidulous than are those of S. Topiro. 
The truit of So/anwm alibile is normally pertectly glo- 
bose (instead of being ovoid) and more than twice as large 
(9-9.5 em. instead of 4.5 cm. in diameter) than those of 
S. Topiro. There are, likewise, significant differences in 
the form and coloration of the indument of the leaves 
and floral segments. 
Solanum alibile and its fruits are called /u/o by the in- 
habitants of the Comisaria del Putumayo, most of whom 
ure recent settlers from the more populous parts of 
Colombia where, in the highland areas, this vernacular 
name applies to S. quitoense. 
Solanum georgicum P. LH. Schultes sp. nov. 
Krutex usque ad quattuor ped. altus, robustior, erec- 
tus. Rami robusti, teretes, dense albido-stellati, cortice 
griselli, partibus omnibus spinis armati. Ramuli similes. 
Folia grossiuscule membranacea, circuiter ovata vel ir- 
regulariter lateque elliptica, lamina usque ad 85 cm. 
longa, 28 cm. lata, basi inaequaliter truncata, apice 
abrupte acuminata vel subacuta, margine distante pro- 
fundeque sinuata, valde petiolata (petiolis usque ad 5 
cm. longis, maxime densissime albido-stellatis), supra 
dense regulariterque albido-sericea, infra dense albido- 
stellata (statu juvenile aureo-sericea), venis utroque latere 
stellatis et spinis stramineis sed basi fuscis, usque ad 15 
mm. conspicue armatis. Inflorescentiae cymosae, later- 
ales, breviter pedunculatae, pauciflorae. Flores pedicel- 
lati; pedicelli usque ad 6-7 mm. longi, dense stellati. 
Calycis lobi aliquid crassulentes, triangulari-ovati, valde 
acuti, leviter marginati, usque ad 10 mm. longi, extus 
densissime molliterque albido-stellati, intus dense albido- 
lepidoto; fructu persistentes. Corolla valde membrana- 
cea; lobis albido-viridibus, oblongis, subacutis, usque ad 
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